Combined trunk and table



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' G. P. NASH.

COMBINED TRUNK AND TABLE.

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o. P. NASH. GOMBINED TRUNK AND TABLE.

No. 278,036. Patented May 22,1888.

s N, .Q e A w .N w Q N E j UNITED qSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

' OALEB P. NASH, OF BRATTLEBOROUGH, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONF-HALF t TOJ. EUGENE JACOBS, OF SAME 4PLAGE. V

COMBINED TRUNK AND TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,036, dated May 22,1883.

i Application filed October 5, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

` vBe it known that I, OALEBI. NASH, ot'Brattleborough, in the county ofVindham and State of Vermont, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Combined Trunks 4and Tables, oi'which the following isaspecili- I5 The invention consists in various details of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter described, and set forth in theclaims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1- is an end view of thecombined trunk and table zo embodyingmyimprovement,showingtheparts inthe form of a trunk. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof'. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal section of the same with the parts extended to form atable. Fig. 4 is a transverse section z5' thereof, and Fig. 5 is a viewof a spring.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures. A A' designate two box-like sections, which are connected atadjacent edges by hinges a, 3o so that they may be folded together orspread apart to bring their bottoms into line.` As shown, strips barearranged outside theedges, to which the hinges a are applied, andcorresponding strips, b', are arranged along the 3 5 edges of the samesides, close to the bottom. When the sections are extended into linetheir strips b' are in contact.

B designates pairs of legs, which are pivoted to theinner surface ofthose sides of the sections 4o that are opposite the sides which thehinges a connect. These legs are pivoted close to the ends of thesections, and may be folded within the sections or extended so as tosupport the sections in an inverted position. In folding the legs thoseof each pair are folded or swung l toward each other. Y

C designates bars, which are connected to the sections A A by hinges c,so that they can be swung outwardly to permit the legs to be 5oextended, and then may be swung back between the legs to maintain themextended and toprevcntthenifrom being accidentally turned inward, so asto let down the sections. 0n these bars C, at one end, are latches d,consisting of plates pivoted to the bars and adapted to engage withgrooves c in the legs. By these latches the bars are secured inposition, so as to retain the legs extended. When the legs are swunginward the bars O are swungr inward over them. In lieu of employingthese 6o latches, I may combine with the bars O springs which willadjust them between the pairs of legs B, after said legs are extended,and hold them there. I prefer to use for this purpose springs made ofwire, like the on'e shown in 65 Fig. 5. One end willbe driven into abar, C, and the other end, afterv a proper twist has been imparted tothe sprin g, will be driven into the adjacent section A or A.

FD designates a leaf, having arms s pivoted 7c to it, so that they maybe swung inwgrd so'as not to extend beyond the edges, orV outward toextend beyond one of the edges. iVhe-n they are swung outward their endsmay befitted into recesses or cavities f in the section A', to supportthe leaf from that section. A pin, g, on the leaf enters a recess in thesection A andaids in securing the leaf in position. When these arms arefolded inward this leaf may be fitted into the section A' to form `8o acover or partition therefor, as shownin Fig. 2. E designates a leafprovided with arms It, which are pivoted to it, so that they may beswung under the leaf o'r vmay be swung outward to project beyond thesame. Then thus 8 5 extended their ends are inserted in recesses lin thesection A, so as to support the leaf. A

leaf, F, is then laid on the arms lt between the leaf E and the sectionA. A pin, j, on the 4 leaf F ts into a recess in the section A and 9omaintains this leafin place; anda similar pin,

k, on the leaf E enters a recess in the leaf F and maintains the leaf Ein place relatively thereto. TheleafF may be inserted in grooves m inthe section A, to form a partition therein, and the leaf Ewith its arm hfolded inward, may he inserted in grooves lin said section, to fornianother partition when the sections are used as a trunk.

Gdesignates straps attached to the sections, Ioo

and which may be detached at one end to perlnit of opening and extendingthe sections. They are provided with button-holes, and are slipped overbuttons or headed screws o. The straps are passed through keepers ubefore being buttoned, and aid in holding the sections together. Thesestraps serve as handles when the article is used as a trunk.

If desirable, I may omit the two strips b in the same plane and employtwo strips of twice the width of' the strips b', and arranged indifferent planes, so as to overlap each other. When such strips areused, either section A or A may be supported by its strip clear of' theoor when the article is used as a trunk.

What I claim as my inventiomand desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. The combination, with the two box-like sections A A, hinged togetherat a, ofthe legs B, hinged independently of each other to the sides of'the sections opposite the hinges a, so that the legs of each pair maybefolded inward toward each other against said sides of the sections, andthe bars G, hinged to the edge portions of the sections, and adapted tobe swung between the legs of each pair to hold Y them in position,substantiallyr as specified.

2. The combination, with the two box-like sections A Af, hinged togetherat a, of the legs B, hinged independently of each other to the sidesofthe sections oppositefthe hinges a, so that the legs of each pair mayhe folded inward toward each'other against the said sides of' thesections, the bars C, hinged tothe edge portions of the sections, andadapted to be swung between the legs of each pair to hold them inposition, and latches d, for securing said bars in place, substantiallyas specined.

3. rlhe combination, with the two hollow boxlike sections AA', hingedtogether at a, ofthe leaf D, made separate from and independent of thesections, and the arms s, pivoted to said leaf, the said leaf beingof'such size thatit may be tted intocone ofthe said sections across theopening thereof', and the arms s heilig made of' such Alength andpivoted to theleafat such points that they may be swung into suchpositions as not to project beyond the edge ofthe leaf, and so that theymay be swung into such positions that they will extend beyond the edgeof the leaf' and may betted into sockets in one of said sections,substantially as specified.

4. The combination, with two hollow boxlike sections, A A', hingedtogether at a, ot' the leaves E F, adapted to be attached to one of thesections to form an extension thereof', or to be fitted into grooves lmin the section to forni partitions within the section parallel with ethe sides thereof'7 substantially as speciied. y

l OALEB P. NASH. Vitnesses:

ROBERT G. HARDIE, WILLIAM S. NEWTON.

